Easy Pasta Salad with Chicken
This Easy Pasta Salad with Chicken is the perfect recipe for any summer occasion. Served as a side dish or as a healthy lunch, this chicken pasta salad is packed with flavors and protein.
Servings: 8 servings
Ingredients
- 460 grams (1 lb) boneless chicken breast
- 360 grams (13 oz.) dry pasta fusilli, rotini, penne or farfalle
- 1 1/2 tbsp olive oil
- 200 grams (2 cups) cherry tomatoes halved
- 150 grams (1 cup) sweet corn canned, drained
- 1 1/2 avocados large, diced
- 150 grams (5 oz) mozzarella balls or diced mozzarella
- a handful of black olives sliced in half
- salt and pepper to taste
Healthy Dressing
- 4 tbsp olive oil extra virgin
- 2 tbsp white vinegar
- 1 tsp honey or maple syrup
- 1 garlic clove finely minced
- 3/4 tsp Italian seasoning mix of dry oregano and dry basil
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
Healthy Dressing
- In a small bowl, combine all the dressing ingredients. Adjust with salt and pepper to taste and set aside for later.
Chicken Pasta Salad
- Cook pasta in salted boiling water according to package directions. Once cooked, drain, transfer to a large mixing bowl and drizzle with olive oil.
- While the pasta is cooking, prepare the chicken. Cook, grill, bake or air fry the chicken breast and then cut into cubes or stripes.
- Once the chicken breast is ready, add to the bowl with the pasta together with all remaining ingredients. The diced avocados, the cherry tomatoes, the sweet corn, the mozzarella balls, the olives, the oil and the seasonings. Mix the pasta salad until everything is combined and adjust with salt and pepper to your preferences.
- Toss chicken pasta salad with the dressing. Serve directly or seal in a large airtight food container and refrigerate for up to 4 days. Remove the pasta salad from the fridge a couple of hours before serving. Pour on some more dressing for a better taste.
Notes
- Please note that the nutritional values are approximations only. For precise information, calculate the nutritional values by yourself.
Nutrition
Calories: 451.7kcal | Carbohydrates: 42.7g | Protein: 23.1g | Fat: 21.7g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 11.3g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 43.5mg | Sodium: 88.7mg | Potassium: 595.8mg | Fiber: 4.7g | Sugar: 3.7g | Vitamin A: 247.1IU | Vitamin C: 11.3mg | Calcium: 91.2mg | Iron: 1.4mg